The deadline for the filing of formal charges against Dmitri Manzanares by the Weld District Attorney’s Office is 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Manzanares was booked Saturday into Weld County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Greeley resident Gregg Medina, 34.

Manzanares is scheduled to appear in Weld County Court in his three protection order violation cases at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 22, 2016, for a pretrial conference.

A man found dead this weekend in a west Greeley apartment was killed when an argument over rival gang affiliations turned violent, according to police reports made public Monday.

Gregg Medina, 34, of Greeley, was discovered dead about 3 a.m. Saturday when Greeley police responded to a disturbance at an apartment in the 4900 block of 11th Street Road.

About 8 p.m. Friday, Medina and Tasiah Garza traveled to the apartment to play drinking games with Kayla Casares, 24, and her boyfriend, Dmitri Manzanares, also 24.

Garza later told police as the night progressed, Medina and Manzanares — who belong to rival gangs — began to argue. That argument escalated to violence when Manzanares pulled a gun and pointed it at Medina, reports stated.

A child was in the living room at the time, and Garza left to put the kid to bed. When she returned to the living room, no shots had been fired, but Medina and Manzanares were in the kitchen. Medina was leaning against a counter when Garza approached, urging they leave. But Medina didn't respond. Instead, he fell to the ground, reports stated.

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Garza attempted CPR as Manzanares fled the scene in her 2009 GMC Yukon. Manzanares later ditched the vehicle in a Walmart parking lot, 920 47th Ave., where he was picked up by his grandmother and driven to his mother's house in the 1700 block of 3rd Avenue, police reports stated.

Manzanares' mother, Sylvia, would later tell police her son apologized for "something that went down" and said his kids would have to grow up without him, reports stated. He then left without telling his mother where he was going. About 8 p.m. Saturday, Manzanares turned himself in at Weld County Jail.

Manzanares was booked on suspicion of second-degree murder and aggravated motor vehicle theft, both felonies, and misdemeanor violation of a protection order. He is being held on $200,000 bond.

The protection order violation is Manzanares' third such offense this year.

In April, Manzanares was arrested for third-degree assault and obstructing a telephone service when he punched Casares in the head over "marital issues," according to state court records. Manzanares and Casares have dated since 2012 and have one child together. A protection order was issued in the case prohibiting Manzanares and Casares from contacting each other.

Manzanares first violated that protection order in July when he was caught hiding in a bedroom at Casares' apartment. He was again arrested in October during a traffic stop. Casares was a passenger in Manzanares' vehicle at the time of the stop, records stated.

In addition to the events from this weekend, Manzanares has appeared in local news headlines.

On Jan. 4, Manzanares drove to Paradise Billiards in Evans to give Michael Ray Rodriguez, 39, and his girlfriend, Erica Casares, a ride home from the bar because Rodriguez's GMC Yukon wouldn't start. Erica Casares is Kayla Casares' mother, according to records.

Rodriguez had physically assaulted Erica Casares earlier in the night, which prompted a bartender to call 911. Manzanares arrived at Paradise Billiards seconds before authorities. During the altercation, Rodriguez brandished a nail gun, and was fatally shot by Evans and LaSalle police officers.

Manzanares also was featured in an April 2013 story about Jobs of Hope, a program that teaches life and job skills to young men who are high school drop outs, former gang members or convicted felons. Manzanares, who was 21 at the time, had recently been released from prison following a 2010 attempted robbery conviction. He was one of eight men who had successfully graduated from the weeks-long program.

What’s next?

The deadline for the filing of formal charges against Dmitri Manzanares by the Weld District Attorney’s Office is 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. Manzanares was booked Saturday into Weld County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Greeley resident Gregg Medina, 34.

Manzanares is scheduled to appear in Weld County Court in his three protection order violation cases at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 22, 2016, for a pretrial conference.